List of Moves

No list of moves could ever be complete because this dance form is continually developing new moves.
We encourage you to keep your own list because as you can see here - a list of moves is pretty pointless unless you already know what they are.

Anyway, we keep getting asked for a list so here is a list of about five hundred to get you started.

The moves in bold are generally considered Beginner Moves or "Base Moves" from which you can learn heaps and heaps of variations. The bullet points show the different variations from individual moves.

Have Fun!

A
Accordion

Accordion Single Handed R or L Accordian Sexy Comb
Accordion Back to Back Meltdown
Accordion Front to Back Hip Swizzle

Agitator
Albatross
American Push Spin
Ankle-lock Spin - From Lunge & BJ Seducer
Anzac Drop
Archie Spin

Archie Lady Spin
Archie Spin R Handed
Archie Spin R to L Rev.
Archie Spin Double
Archie Spin Double Handed
Archie Spin Flying
Archie Roll-in Seducer (Simon's Move)
Archie Teapot

Arches
Arches Walk or Crossovers
Argentinian Seducer
Argentinian Seducer Variation (Guy's Hand on girl's neck b/f rotating.)
Arm Jive
Around the World 112 or Full
Astaire

Astaire Lean
Astaire Drop Modified
Astaire to Death

B
Backbarrier Spin
Backburner
Backflips
Backhander

Backhander R & R
Backhander Short L
Backhander Short R
Backhander - Double
Backhander - Multiple in Circle
Backhander Seducer

Backpass
Backslide R&R 3 Types of Shuffle Back Push-off
Back Point
Back Double Point
Back Roll R&R
Back Spin-off (Push-Off)
Back to back Change Places
Back to Back Flip
Ballroom Drop
Roll-in Ballroom Drop
Ballroom Swizzles
Ballroom Pivots
Basket

Basket In & Out Be-Bop
Basket Stopped
Basket Veil

Be-Bop Spin
B.J. Lean & Seducer
Bendspinner
Boomerang

Boomerang Short
Boomerang Double
Boomerang Killer - Bris
Boomerang Killer - Syd
Boomerang Killer - Catch Hand

Bow

Bow - Catch

Brad's Move
Bumper
Burger (Aerial)
Butterfly

Butterfly Double
Butterfly Reverse
Butterfly Roger's Reverse
Butterfly Seducer & Reverse B'fly Sed
Butterfly Short
Butterfly Slam

C
Caromello
Candlestick
Cartwheel Single or Both
Catapault

Catapault - Back to Front
Catapault - Back to Front Sexy Combo
Catapault Bounce & Drop
Catapault Dip
Catapault - Man Tunnel
Catapault Around the World - Rev Tie Break Pos.
Catapault Neckbreak
Catapault Neckbreak 2 Part Drop
Catapault Nelson
Catapault Switch L to R
Catapault Retain grip & spin
Catapault Catch Hips and sway exit

Cleaver

Cleaver Double
Cleaver Power Spin-in
Cleaver False

Chainsaw

Chainsaw Rev Dip

Change Places

Change Places Lady

Change Places Modified
Change Places Twist

Chest Lean (Fountain Drop Variation.)
Chest Push Resistor Man or Lady Chest Spin
Chicago
C.J.'s
Coathanger

Coathanger Seducer

Coffee Pot

Coffee Pot Spin to Teapot

Comb Duck

Comb Styler
Comb Turning (& Sleezy)
Comb Sleezy Dbl Handed over neck
Comb Man, Lady or Multiple
Comb Multiple Combinations Combine Harvester

Cronin's Spin
Crossovers

D
Death Drop
Death Spin
Decapitator Drop
Dive Bomb
Dominator
Double Bass
Drag R&R
Dropkick

Dropkick Multiple
Dropkick Splits variation
Dropkick Pretzel

Drippity Drop Hop

E
Easy Seducer
Elbow Seat (Viktor's)
Eskimo Roll

Eskimo Roll Rotating
Eskimo Roll Slow and Sexy

Eruption

F
Fever Drop
First Move

First Move Backhander
First Move Ballroom Walk
First Move Barrier
First Move Behind
First Move Checks
First Move Corkscrew
First Move Dip (Lindyhop)
First Move Eight
First Move Flying (Free Spin)
First Move Flying (Retain Grip)
First Move Free Spin
First Move Five Beat
First Move Heartbeat
First Move Hip Stop
First Move Hook
First Move Jockey
First Move Jump
First Move Lambada Style Drop
First Move Latin (Da Li La Jackie Routine)
First Move Latin Exit (1st Move Turn)
First Move Open (Rev Spin for guys)
First Move Power spin
First Move Reverse Turn
First Move Scorpion
First Move Seducer - Front
First Move Secucer - Side
First Move Seducer - Girl Spiral Spin
First Move Seducer - Whip
First Move Seducer to Death
First Move Traverse
First Move Traverse - Eskimo Combo (Melb)
First Move Walk
First Move Windmill (Rev Direction)

Figure of Eight

Figure of Eight (Michel)
Figure of Eight Multiple
Figure of Eight Rotating
Figure of Eight - R Handed
Figure of Eight Reverse (Guy's R to girl's L)
Figure of Eight False

Fling Henry's
Flingy Flung - Wrapper
Flip Flop

Flip Flop Double Handed

Footsy - 2 Types
Fountain Break
Fountain Drop

Fountain Drop Reversed
Fountain Drop - Turn and Dip

Freeze
French Jive
French Crossovers
Front Loader

Front Loader Double Handed
Front Loader Variation - bend to spin Full Nelson

G
Garbo
Ginger Lean
Ginger Drop
Glider
Glider Boxer
Go-Cat
Grape - 1 st Move Around the World
Guillotine
Guitar L or R
Guitar Grind
Guinness

H
Handstopped Turn
Half Nelson

Half Nelson Twist Recurring
Half Nelson Catch - Be-bop

Hatchback L or R Handed

Hatchback Blocked
Hatchback R&R
Hatchback Duck - Be-bop Style

Hatchflick Combo
Helecopter
Headchopper
Hip Flip Incomplete
Hip Hip Spin Dip
Hip Hop
Hip Pass
Hip Spin
Honeyboy
Honeygirl
Honeycomb
Hot & Spicy
Hurricane

I
In's & Out's - Chest Caresser
Impaler

J
Jump
Junket

K
Kentucky
Kiss of Death
Knee Lock Twist
Knee Snap

L
Lady Lunge (Knee into guy's thigh)
Ladyspin

Ladyspin Walking
Ladyspin Walking Be-bop style

Ladytrain spin
Lambada Style Drop
Lambada Drop
Lasso

Lasso Sway

Lattice & Rev. Lattice
Latin Exit
Latin Lunge
Layback
Lay (Double Handed) - Guys b/h girl.
Lean-to

Lean-to reversed

Leg Stop
Leg-over (Manhattan)
Limbo Walk (Single or Double)
Loophole (Breakthrough)

Loophole Tunnel
Loophole Snake

Loop Jump (Flip)
Long Lean Dip
Love Walk
Lunge

M
Malteaser

Malteezer Fig 8.

Manhattan Walks

Manhattan Walks - Change Direction
Manhattan Walk Seducer
Manhattan Meander

Man Spinner

Man Spinner Incomplete

Manhole
Man Tunnel (from Catapault)
Maypole

Maypole 112
Maypole Fast
Maypole Fast Twirl Exit
Maypole Tunnel

Meltdown
Mercury Drop
Mercurio Lift
Mexican Twirl
Miami Special
Mixmaster
Monkey's Tail R&R

Monkey's Tail Fast

Moulin Rouge Move

N
Neckbreak

Neckbreak Butterfly
Neckbreak Flying
Neckbreak Flying / Spinning Exit
Neckbreak Handless
Neckbreak Short
Neckbreak Short Seducer
Neckbreak Waltz

Nosedive

Nosedive Quick False

N.Z. Comb
O
Octopus
Octo-Nelson
Overhead Change
Overneck Change

P
Parobolic Sidecut
Paul's Return
Pendulum
Pop
Ping-Pong Variations
Pivots

Pivots with Leg Lock

Point Single

Point Double

Possum Drop
Prang
Pretzel

Pretzel Astaire
Pretzel Crossed
Pretzel Crossed Walkaround
Pretzel Dropkick
Pretzel Dip
Pretzel Exploding
Pretzel False (Fools)
Pretzel Short False
Pretzel Lean
Pretzel Long False
Pretzel Flying False R
Pretzel Flying False L
Pretzel Reverse
Pretzel Reversed 2
Pretzel Reversed R&R
Pretzel Rev from lean-to
Pretzel Salty
Pretzel Seducer
Pretzel Stir
Pretzel Sway (Sunrise Combo Entry)
Pretzel Swizzle-stick
Pretzel Reverse with Swizzlestick Exit
Pretzel UK Reverse. (Girls end up at guy's L.)

Prince Lift
PTO Lift (Arabesque)
Push Pull (Arm Jive)

R
Rag Doll
Resistor - Away
Resistor - Chest Push
Reverse Twirl Be-bop
Reverse Twirl - Enter L Sway
Revolver
Rock - Forward and Back
R&R Fig 8 L or R.
R&R Pull Through Legs
Rococco
Roger's Move
Roll-in Drop Shoulder, Hip or Hand

Roll-in Seducer reversed (Catch behind neck)

Rollercoaster
Rotten Mango (Lift)
Rude Move

S
Salsa Twist
Scissor Sweep
Screwdriver
Seat
Secret Move
Seducer Argentinian

Seducer Hands Low (similar to Ballroom sed)
Seducer Lasso
Seducer Pretzel
Seducer Rotating
Seducer Whip

Semi-twist Spring
Sexy Comb
Sexy walkaround
Shalom
Shoulder Pass L or R
Shoulder Spin
Side to side bounce
Side to side walkaround - slow.
Sleezy Exit
Slam Seducer
Slump
Slide R&R
Slidebreak

Slidebreak Rotating

Slingshot

Slingshot Revolver
Slingshot Single handed

Smoothie
Snake - Lady

Snake - Man
Snake Rev.(Vicktor Style)

Spooner
Spanish Lift
Spinning Top

Spinning Top Lasso

Spretzel

Spretzel Triple

Springer

Springer Seducer (Behind guy)
Springer - N.Z.

Spring-lock (Peek-a-boo)
Star Drop - Between Guy's Legs
Star (Aerial)
Star Low
Star Jump
Star Lift
Straddle Variations
Streamer

Streamer Fast

Styler Single or Double Spin
Suelli's Move
Sugar Jump R&R
Suicide Seducer 1, 2 or 3 parts
Sunrise Combo
Sunset Combo
Supergirl

Supergirl - Accordion Entry

Swan Drop

Swan Dip / Seat
Swan Lift (Rotating lift from Swan Drop)

Sway

Sway First Move
Sway Lasso
Sway Back to Front
Sway Tornado Single
Sway Tornado Double

Sweep

Sweep - Lasso - Single or Double
Sweep - one or both directions

Swizzlestick

Swizzlestick Double Handed
Swizzlestick Modified Be-bop

T
Tandem

Tandem Variations 1/2 / Full etc
Tandem Stopped (Syncopated)

Tie-Break

Tie-Break Rotating
Tie-Break Staggered Rotating
Tie-Break Rotating Seducer

Tunnel

Tunnel - False
Tunnel - False Melbourne Style (From 1/2 Tandem)

Towel High

Towel Low
Towel Back to back Towel Jazzy

Trap
Tango Drop
Teapot

Teapot Lift
Teapot Twist

Tie-breaker

Tie-break staggered

Tim's Move (From NZ)
Tunnel

Tunnel Half
Tunnel Catapault Entry

Turnstile
Turtle
Twirl
Twister (With or without twist.)
Train Shoulder

Train Hip
Train Reversed

U
Ultimate Sleeze
Under the Bed
Up and Over (Aerial)

W
Walk Slow Forward Whirly-gig
Wurlitzer

Wurlitzer Rotating
Wurlitzer Reverse

Wing
Windmill

Windmill Half
Windmill Drop

Window & reverse Wrapper (Flingy-flung)
Wringer

Wringer Fast Multiple
Wringer Slow & Sexy

Wrist Lock Spin (Optional Guy Spin)
Wrist Watch

Y
Yo-yo

Yo-Yo Spin Latin Exit
Yo-Yo Aerial

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